Games and Emerging Media: Overview of the Major (68 credits)
The B.S. in Games and Emerging Media is a brand new major, which focuses on designing, developing
and understanding games. There are two concentrations: (1) Technical Development & Programming
and (2) Design, Writing, & Culture. All students are welcome – no technical or artistic ability is necessary.
The major prepares you for a variety of games-related, software development, mobile, media
production, UI/UX, and design-related jobs. Have fun--make games--critique games--play games! For
more info, please contact Dr. Karen Schrier, program director, at Karen.Schrier@marist.edu.
Foundation (16 cr)
GAME 101/MDIA 130 Introduction to Games - 3 cr [F1]
CMPT 120 Introduction to Programming – 4 cr [F1 or F2]
GAME 301/MDIA 340 The Business of Games - 3 cr [J1]
GAME 201 Colloquium in Games or GAME 202 Lab Practicum or Employment Practicum – (taken 3 times, 1 cr each) [S, J]
MDIA 103 Digital Toolbox – 3 cr [F1 or F2]
Technical Development and Programming
Design, Writing, and Culture
Concentration Foundations (20 cr)
Concentration Foundations (12 cr)
CMPT 220 Software Dev I
CMPT 221 Software Dev II
CMPT 230 SW System & Analysis
CMPT 414 Game Programming I
MDIA 201 Writing for Media
MDIA 210 Interactive Media I
MDIA 316 Ethics and Gaming
MDIA 314 Game Design I
Related field (7 credits):
MATH 205 Discrete Math
PHYS 211 General Physics I
Concentration Electives (16 cr)
Select 1 from the following
CMPT 306 Data Comm
CMPT 308 Data Management
Select 3 from the following**
CMPT 330 System Design
CMPT 415 Game Programming II
CMPT 435 Algorithms
CMPT 460 Computer Graphics
CMPT 470 Artificial Intelligence
GAME 401 Human-Computer Interaction
Concentration Electives (18 cr)
Select 6 from the following**
MDIA 101 Introduction to Media Studies
MDIA
Design
MDIA 110
312 Introduction
Participatoryto
Media
(i.e., Social and Online Games)
MDIA
310
Interactive
Media
II
GAME 301 Advanced Game Writing
(NEW COURSE)
MDIA
Culture
MDIA 312
313 Online
Convergent
Media (i.e., Storytelling and World
MDIA 313inStorytelling
Media
Creation
Games andAcross
New Media)
MDIA
Theory
GAME311
XXXMedia
Advanced
Interface Design (shared between art
MDIA
411 Topics
Interactive Media
and design)
(NEWinCOURSE)??
MDIA
320
History
of
GAME 410/MDIA XXXElectronic
Topics inMedia
Game Design
GAMEXXX
401 Ethics
Human-Computer
MDIA
and Games Interaction
MDIA
Game Design
II
History410
of Electronic
Media
MDIA 304 Audio Production
MDIA 203 Video Production
MDIA 302 Editing
ART/MDIA 430 3D Modeling and Animation (split into two
courses)
Breadth Electives (6 - 12 cr)
As many courses in the other two concentrations at any level (excluding internships), as need to reach a total of 68 cr in the
major.
Capping Requirements (6 cr)
GAME 480 (Game Studio) and GAME 481 (Capping), taken as a sequence in the senior year.